Interviewer
Kelly Keim and Cathy Luiken
Files
Description
Lewis “Lew” Miller describes his early childhood, including his move from Kansas to Montana with his family during the early 20th century. He discusses the Snowy Mountains including his first job herding sheep in the “Big Snowies.” He mentions Careless Creek and Swimming Woman Creek, hunting, forest fire fighting, and moonshining in the area. Miller describes an incident with summer tourists and speculates on the scattered history of mining in the area.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Immigration, Montana; Big Snowies mountain range; Carless Creek, Montana; Swimming Woman Creek, Montana; Hunting, Montana; Forest fires; Firefighters; Moonshining, Montana; Tourism, Montana; Mining, Montana
Original Date
9-11-1997
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Lewis and Clark National Forest Passport in Time Interviews, OH 365, Archives and Special Collections, Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula
Digital Publisher
University of Montana--Missoula. Mansfield Library
Rights
Copyright to this collection is held by the interview participants and by the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula. Permission may be required for use. For further information please contact Archives and Special Collections: (406) 243-2053 / library.archives@umontana.edu
Oral History Number
OH 365-006
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (02:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (11 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:39:24 minutes
Local Filename
OH_365_006.mp3; OH_365_006.pdf
Citation
Miller, Lewis, "Lewis "Lew" Miller Interview, September 11, 1997" (1997). Lewis and Clark National Forest Passport in Time Oral History Project. 15.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/lewisandclarknationalforest/15